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Old 01-24-2008 | 08:16 PM
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JustPlaneSweet
 
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Default RE: Sig Hog Bipe

MasterAlex,

I have a Hog Bipe with a Saito 100 I have been flying a couple of seasons. Ailerons on both wings with 2-56 wire stiffened with aluminum airfoil tubing for the upper/lower control connection. (Two servos in the lower wing) Z-bend on the top and Sullivan quick release ball connector on the bottom. This provides a tool free interconnection for the ailerons. I have solid wire control rods running inside plastic pushrods for all the control surfaces. I do not like trim changing with the weather.

I recommend you use Dubro #789 Super Strength Fiberglass Landing Gear (or similar, mine is Klett) instead of the supplied aluminum gear. The aluminum gear bends too easily and soon the plane squats so low that the prop hits the ground on landings. (I know, I need to learn to land better!) A fellow club member and Hog Bipe owner recommended the fiberglass gear and it has really worked out great. The gear always returns to a full upright position.

Stan